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Name: Church of the Ascension, Wembley  
Date: 1957

Architect: J.Harold Gibbons with Derrick Humphrys and Reginald Hurst

Borough: Brent

Listing: Grade II

Notes: Designed in Gibbons’ Gothic Revival style, the exterior of this church is plain, being built in stock brick with a tower featuring an octagonal bell turret. Inside, it has a simple lime render finish, with the nave vault ceiling in blue and gold. Behind the altar is a mural by Hans Feibusch, depicting the Ascension. It contains stained glass by Leonard Walker, WT Carter Shapland and GER Smith. 

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  • The Buildings
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